TEMPE, Ariz. (September 17, 2018) – Richard Keil has been promoted to President of the Industrial Group for Sundt Construction, Inc. 
Keil has nearly 30 years of experience in industrial projects. He joined Sundt in 2014 as Senior Vice President for the Industrial Group after spending 24 years with several major national contractors throughout the South and Mid-Atlantic regions. Sundt’s Industrial Group has flourished under Keil’s leadership, increasing its revenue forecasts more than $600 million since his arrival four years ago.
In 2017, the group increased revenue, improved safety performance, entered new markets, and expanded geographically. Through this growth cycle the Industrial Group maintained high scores for customer satisfaction with current clients in addition to expanding the company’s client base.
“Rich has done a tremendous job growing the Industrial Group and serving our clients over the past four years. His vast experience is reflected in the diversity of the group’s projects, from tech and power to water and mining,” said G. Michael Hoover, Sundt’s President, CEO and Chairman of the Board. “Rich’s leadership has guided this growth and helped Sundt fulfill its purpose of building environments where our clients, employee-owners and communities prosper.”
Keil has a depth of experience in multiple sectors including power, renewables, forest industries, water, mining, technology, and other process areas including gasification, gas-to-liquids and algae fuels. Originally from the Northeast, he earned a degree in construction management from Syracuse University.
About Sundt
Sundt Construction, Inc. is one of the country’s largest and most respected general contractors. The 128-year-old firm specializes in transportation, industrial, building and concrete work and is known for its commitment to quality and innovative approach to construction services. Sundt has 11 offices throughout Arizona, California, Texas and Utah and is 100-percent owned by its approximately 2,000 employees. Sundt currently is ranked the 65th largest construction company in the United States by ENR, the industry’s principal trade magazine. The company is consistently ranked among the Best Places to Work by business publications in multiple cities, and it was named the nation’s safest construction company by the Associated General Contractors of America twice in a decade – an honor no other contractor can claim. Sundt’s charitable arm, the Sundt Foundation, recently crossed the $8.6 million mark in donations made to hundreds of nonprofit organizations across the country.
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